History, doctrine, culture, books

So let's try a lighter post: the late night television wars. This is one war America can actually win. Once upon a time things were simple and straightforward: Johnny Carson hosted the Tonight Show. Maybe you watched it, maybe you didn't. Now there are late night choices, and Leno is back on the menu. I guess if all three went head to head, I'd pick Leno. Both Dave and Conan started out with late late shows (the 12:30 slot) and never really left their late late antics behind when they moved up to 11:30. I'm not sure if Conan's refusal to take the 12:05 slot, turning Tonight into Tomorrow, was noble or just good negotiating (nice severance package, Conan), but I think he was right that Tonight at 12:05 just wouldn't be the same.

Breaking news at NCT, which claims that "[LDS] leadership is worried about a growing rift in the church where members are identifying themselves as either orthodox or unorthodox members." That's nice to know, except what exactly is an unorthodox Mormon and why are they a problem?

Parley P. Pratt: The Apostle Paul of MormonismGivens and Grow's warts-and-all biography of this energetic missionary, author, and apostle whose LDS career spanned Joseph Smith's life, the emigration to Utah, and Brigham Young's early leadership of the Church in Utah. My Review